Welcome to Avid Adventures Japan!

Avid Adventures Japan works closely with the race organizers of some of Japan's premier trail
running racesto help them introduce their race to a broader international audience. Trail running is a wonderful way to come and
experience the beautiful mountains and local culture of Japan and we're excited to be able to open up opportunities for racers coming from overseas to participate in these amazing
races!

Depending on the race, we provide some or all of the following services:

- Overseas racer registration

- International help desk & communications

- International media support

- Race Packages that include accommodations and transportation to/from the race

Here's our race lineup for 2018!

We are proud to present four of the most iconic and popular races in Japan.

If you have any questions regarding the race, registration and/or the packages, please feel free to contact us anytime.

The UTMF is one of Japan's premier ultra-trail running races that takes racers around the mountains surrounding Mt. Fuji. It's part of the Ultra-Trail World
Tour (UTWT) international ultra-trail running series and is the largest trail race in Japan.

Although the race skipped one year and wasn't held in 2017, it's back in full force for 2018 with an exciting new course! There are two races, the UTMF (170km) & STY (92km) and
both are expected to sell-out quickly.

As the UTMF's official international tour partner, Avid has been providing racer support packages every year since the start of the race and will be doing so again for 2018.

Thank you very much for participating in UTMF/STY 2018!

Avid team is pround of the great performance of everyone who ran the race.

The Kirishima Ebino-Kougen Extreme Trail is an exciting trail race located in the Kyushu area in southern Japan. There are two categories - a long and short
course, and both courses will take you some of the most beautiful mountains within the Kirishima National Park.

The official race website has added an English website where we've translated all the race details and registration information. Overseas racers will be able to register for the race from
the Avid website (starting the week of Feb 19 - please check back again soon!).

Race accommodation & transportation details will also be available on the official website.

Registrations for 2018 Kirishima Ebino-Kougen Extreme Trail are now open. Please see below.

The Shinetsu Five Mountains Trail (SFMT) race is one of the most popular ultra-trail running races in Japan that sells out within minutes every year. Last
year a new 100 mile (160km+) category was introduced in addition to the 110km race. Unfortunately the 100 mile category was
shortend due to bad weather so the 2018 race should be the very first challenge for this particular distance.

As the race does not have an English website, the race organizers have asked us to provide an official translation on our Avid website. As the official SFMT
International Help desk, we will also be responding to any questions you might have about the race so feel free to drop us a line anytime!

Overseas racers can sign up for the race through this website (30 slots available on a first come first serve basis).

The Izu Trail Journey (ITJ) is yet another popular race in the stunningly scenic Izu Peninsula. The race is part of the Asia Trail Master Series and is the Final Championship race in
the series.

The race has added an English website and we've translated all the race details and registration information on the official race website (www.izutrailjourney.com ← Click on the "English button on the upper right hand corner)

Accommodation & transportation packages for international runners are now available!

2018 race entries are currently open. You can register for the race from this link: